Field Maintenance Assistant

GENERAL SUMMARY: Performs cleaning and maintenance in and around HABC owned and/or managed properties, including garbage disposal, routine cleaning of all common areas, and tenant apartments. Assists the Regional Property Manager, Maintenance Assistants, Superintendent, and Management in all functional areas of responsibility, as required; does related work as required. Full time position, 37.5 hours worked/week.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Washes and cleans windows, floors, furniture; cleans offices, halls, auditoriums, lavatories; moves and sets up furniture; polishes metal fixtures and trimmings; organizes working areas by arranging equipment, materials and articles in an orderly manner; sweeps and/or vacuums all common areas and disposes of waste properly; deposits sweepings in trash cans or dumpster; keeps trash cans and/or dumpster areas neat and in sanitary conditions.
2. Maintains the grounds by observing and following up with contractors, trimming shrubs, hedges, and ornamental plants as needed;; in winter months, assists with snow and ice removal from driveways to sidewalks and steps; spreads ice melt product throughout the property to prevent or treat for icy surfaces.
3. Works from instructions and/or work orders. Assists carpenters, electricians, painters, and plumbing contractors by allowing access to tenant apartments, common areas, and/or maintenance rooms. Supervises and assists to ensure the work is completed in a timely and appropriate manner. Reports to management any follow up, issues and conclusions to the work completed by the contractor.
4. Repairs damaged plastered masonry, sheetrock, walls and ceiling; spackles, repairs and installs locks and fixtures; paints interior and exterior metal, wood, sheetrock and masonry surfaces; replaces washers, gaskets; makes general service repairs to common area and apartment fixtures and appliances; replaces light bulbs, fuses, wall plates fixtures cord, electrical outlets and switches; replaces broken glass; re-putties; repairs and remarks parking areas and driveways.
5. Changes, lubricates, refuels and does light maintenance work on equipment within the facility; clean tools and equipment.
6. Works with tenants and other building staff, if available, to implement recycling program. Does source separation of garbage as required by State law and properly disposes and transports recyclables to designated collection points.
7. Prepares apartments for renting to new tenants
8. Repairs plumbing stoppages, leaks in copper, plastic and waste pipes; replaces pop-up drain stoppers, basin drain assemblies in sink, faucet washers or cartridges, rings in faucet spouts, ballcock in toilet tanks, wax ring under toilet; replaces toilet tanks, bowls, kitchen or bathroom sinks, faucets; makes soldered connections.
9. Repairs and/or assists with the changing of electrical switches, receptacles, emergency pull switches, smoke detectors, transformers, electrical motors, refrigerator thermostats, defrosts heaters, door gaskets; electric range heating elements, switches, thermostats; zone valves and thermostats on hot water heating system; repairs washing machines and dryers; replaces switches, thermostats, relays, motors, fans in zone lines, circulating pumps, couplings, seals;, bulbs, fuses.
10. Performs and/or assists with the performance of preventive and corrective maintenance tasks on all equipment such as: roof extractor fans/motor, boilers, generators, fire alarm system, pumps, compactor, air handlers, air conditioning systems, sidewalks, parking lot, carpeting, refrigerators, ranges, snow blowers, lawn mowers.
11. Keeps and/or assists the keeping of proper records of materials and parts on hand, materials and parts used and received, preventive and correction maintenance on equipment, repairs to apartments and all service calls. Prepares and/or assists with the preparation of requisitions for parts and materials required to perform maintenance activities.
12. Maintains and/or assists with the maintenance of Right to Know files and labels inventory as required by Right to Know Laws.
13. Prepares and submits and/or assists with the preparation and submissions of Material Consumption Reports, Service Call Log, Requisitions and Service Calls on a monthly basis. Assists with the signing off on all purchases, submission of vouchers and receiving reports to the main office for prompt payment.
14. Uses own vehicle to travel to other buildings and within the metropolitan area to make deliveries and/or pick ups.
15. Performs maintenance task at any building owned or managed by the Authority, with or without a Building Superintendent.
16. Performs Building Superintendent functions at any building, during which period the Superintendent is not at work; for example, during vacation or illness.
17. Performs other Authority activities, as requested.
18. Business conditions or Authority needs may require from time to time, at employer’s discretion, changes in job duties, responsibilities or location.